Corinth

Population: 14,450
Median household income: $41,243
Median home value: $164,200

Corinth is a community in Alcorn County, Mississippi, home to 14,450 residents. Its median household income of $41,243 runs below the Alcorn County figure of $49,404.

From 2019 to 2023, Corinth's population held roughly steady from 14,562 to 14,450, while its median home value rose 33.2% from $123,300 to $164,200.

The median resident is 46.1 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,450
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $41,243
Median home value: $164,200
Median gross rent: $638
Housing units: 7,575
Homeownership rate: 50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,56214,450

Median household income

$38,460$41,243

Median home value

$123,300$164,200

Median gross rent

$595$638

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,562	$38,460	$123,300	$595
2020	14,544	$33,981	$133,700	$608
2021	14,545	$37,671	$137,300	$615
2022	14,520	$40,546	$153,700	$641
2023	14,450	$41,243	$164,200	$638

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 446.9%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	876	6.1%
5 to 17	1,783	12.3%
18 to 24	1,498	10.4%
25 to 34	1,857	12.9%
35 to 44	996	6.9%
45 to 54	1,942	13.4%
55 to 64	2,232	15.4%
65 to 74	1,845	12.8%
75 and over	1,421	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,322	71.4%
Black or African American	2,772	19.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.2%
Asian	2	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	60	0.4%
Some other race	23	0.2%
Two or more races	487	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	757	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.6%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,816	17.6%
High school graduate	3,027	29.4%
Some college or associate's	2,787	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,651	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,012	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,790	82.3%
Carpooled	422	7.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	228	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	252	4.3%
Other means	130	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,901	52.1%
15 to 29 min	1,411	25.3%
30 to 44 min	610	11.0%
45 to 59 min	202	3.6%
60+ min	446	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 21.4% (2,953 of 13,807)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,447	52.6%
Nonfamily households	3,109	47.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,556	86.5%
Vacant	1,019	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,293	50.2%
Renter-occupied	3,263	49.8%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units15.0%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,855	64.1%
1-unit, attached	58	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1,138	15.0%
5 to 19 units	776	10.2%
20 or more units	371	4.9%
Mobile home & other	377	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2815700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 34.9484, -88.5136